Chapter 9
Forgotten criminals and old rivals
"Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time."
-Thomas A. Edison
It was morning, and if Tails knew what awaited him at the city, he would've turned around and left. Sonic and Amy however, were being a little more quiet than usual. They stuck around Tails a little less, but they kept a close eye on him. Espio was as always, loyal, and stuck around Tails to make sure everything was ready for the trip to the city. Espio didn't know whether or not Tails was ok with going into the city, but he had to trust him. After all, they were going in blind.
. . .
After a little while, Tails and the others made their way to the city. It wasn't long afterwards, but they eventually reached the gates. They were big, and the gate itself was monstrous in size. It was full metal, and had some nasty looking spikes on the bottom.
Tails was nervous and Espio was the only one who seemed to notice. "Tails, try not to worry. It's a big city, but what could go wrong? They are welcoming us here."
Tails was a little less optimistic, but he simply nodded and waited.
After they were past the gates, they saw Nicole waiting for them. She was standing at the beginning of a street entrance, which looked pretty major. The street was bustling with people, and there were even a few market stalls. Nicole saw the car, and beckoned them over. Espio parked the car and they all got out.
"Welcome to New Mobotropolis!" she said with a gleam in her eye. Amy ran over and hugged Nicole, who hugged Amy back.
"It's great to be here Nicole! Do you know when we could see Sally?" Amy asked.
Nicole responded. "Oh it won't be long. Trust me. And by the way there is someone I'd like you to meet." She gestured to a building that looked somewhat like a restaurant and a tavern.
As they all headed inside, Antoine was waiting for them at the counter inside of the tavern. He was sitting down, and facing away from them. Lucky for Tails however, who lagged behind so Nicole wouldn't see him, and who snuck in when the others weren't looking, Nicole hadn't seen him yet. Neither had Antoine. Tails was used to sneaking around so people wouldn't see him, so he felt almost instantly accustomed to his surroundings. As he snuck to the back of the room, Sonic, Amy, and Espio were walking to the counter when Antoine turned around. He froze, and so did Sonic. He glared at Nicole, and said, "What, is he doing here?"
Nicole seemed confused, and then looked at sonic, who was smirking at Antoine. "Good to see you too Ant. So how's it been since the last time we met?"
Antoine stood up from his stool, which fell over. "You nearly destroyed my house! How do you think I've been?"
Nicole looked at Antoine. "You know him? I the only time I saw him was when he came here with Amy during the summer."
Amy looked at Sonic. "So it was you who almost blew up his house? I thought that was someone else!"
With all eyes on Sonic, he almost had nothing to say. "For the last time, it was an accident. And Nicole knows it too."
Nicole nodded. "We've been over this before Antoine. I already took all the evidence in, and decreed it an accident." She then looked at Sonic. "But I didn't know it was you."
Sonic looked at all of them and protested, "but I didn't even blow up his house!" all that was there were some chemicals I accidentally tracked in from the time I went to that chemical plant."
Antoine was almost to the point of shouting, but maintained his voice. "But you did it during national Bonfire Day! The heat in the city would've set anything on fire at any moment!"
Ever since they got into the argument, Sonic was inching closer to Antoine. Nicole had to pull them apart, because they were almost nose to nose. "Alright, Antoine, that's enough."
As she straightened herself out, Amy noticed Tails wasn't there. As she looked around, she saw him leaning against the far wall. She made a mental note of it and looked at Nicole, who just started talking. "Alright, since we all know each other now, we should go see Sally."
Sonic looked curiously at Espio, and said, "But you forgot someone."
Nicole glanced at Espio, and replied, "No, we talked earlier when Sonic and Antoine were fighting. I know him well enough."
Amy's was slowly beginning to realize that Nicole didn't see Tails. Once she fully realized it, her heart began racing. This was the moment that would decide the fate of her and Sonic bet. She said to Nicole, "but you really did forget someone."
Nicole stopped, and turned around. Antoine did the same thing, and was looking at Amy funny.
Nicole said, "But there is no one else with you. I didn't see anyone else with you when we entered this place."
Amy glanced back at Tails, who was staring right at them. He wasn't moving, but his eyes looked scared. It was almost as if they were pleading with her… Amy beckoned him over, and he shuffled his over to them, still out of Nicole's and Antoine's sight. Once he reached Amy's side. He looked at Nicole, waved and said, "Hi. It's nice to meet you." He held out his hand for her to shake, but as soon as he spoke his words, Nicole froze, and stood still. It was in that moment, that Antoine began to notice Nicole's strange behavior. As a matter of fact, everyone was noticing it. Sonic and Amy we sharing looks, Amy seemed to be saying, "I told you so!" to Sonic, and he looked back at her giving defiance in his look. Espio went for one of his knives, which no one else had noticed until then. They were kept in gauntlets on his wrists, and they looked sharp, with diamond shaped blades that started at the end of his handles.
The air grew hot around Nicole, and the other people who were inside the tavern began to take notice as well. It was the so silent that anyone could've heard a pin drop.
It was in that moment, that Nicole turned towards Tails, and gave the signal.
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